Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-03

TOR abandon the habit OF seeding corn
land and confne the wheat crop TO fall
low. because land thus prepared be-
comes well packed under the surface.
Harrow, and harrow again, and, IL me-
cessary. do the same with the roller.
Watch the crop carefully during the
freezing and tbawing spells, and IL III
the spring the land is left soft because
of this, roll it sgain-it will give the
plants q good send of. When the grain
begins to harden put in your mower,
cut carefully, and bind somewhat closer
TO the head than is customary shock
well, and, when it becomes thoroughly
dry. tbresh. in this way failure Will
not be so frequent among us, and the
crop will be remunerative, as formerly.
Upon motion the institute voted that
Mr.. Corbin be requested to furnish a
copy of this paper to the Caroline Sen
tnCl for publication.
Colonel Beyeriy's speech.
At this stage Colonel Robert Beverley
entered the house, and was unanimous
" requested TO address the assembly.
The Colonel said he would very much
prefer being excused, but he'could not
resist such an urgent request. He had
no speech to make, but would make n
few remarks and endeavor therein to
show the farmers of Caroline the causes
OF their grievances. 1t was certain to
his mind that the difficulties Of tue
farmers were due to maladministrltion
OF the Government The laws are not
what the farmers want. Never before
in the history of the country WAS the
condition OF the farmer 80 deplorable.
Despair is written upon the faces OF the
farmers throughout the land. The
cause he believed to be the want Of
proper representatives in the State and
National Legislature. We alone, OF all
the countries Of the world, nave no Min
isierof Agriculture. The United States
appropriates only 100000 per aunum
for agricultural interests-less than
that contributed by the smallest State
of Europe. We have no man
in the executive department of our
Government, and hardly any in the
Legislative party. In the Senate, more
properly called the House of Lords,
there is not a single farmer. Of the
three hundred members OF the House
of Representatives only twenty-three
are farmers. The farmers wanted the
advantages of the signal service. 1t
would be of more benefit TO agriculture
than to commerce. They had succeed
ed in getting bill to appropriate the
pisiful sum of half million of dollars
for this purpose through the House
of Representatives, but it had been
Killed in the Senate. Farmers endeav-
ored to get an appropriation for the ex-
termination of animal diseases, especi-
ally bog cholera, IN this coun-
Try, but not one dollar would
they Appropriate. The constitu-
tioIal lawyers said that the
word agriculture did not occur in tue
Constitution, and therefore YOU had no
rights. You who pay 50 per cent. Of the
taxes into the Treasury have no rights.
Another grievance to the farmer was the
railroad monopolies. A man in his
county bought dog-cart in the North.
The freight on it from Philadelphia to
alexandria was between 81 and -,
While the freight on 1t from AleXln-
dria to his statlon-a distance OF forty
three miles-was upward OF g. The
people have no idea of the outrage that
Is being perpetrated upon them.
~ al, &, Euntr ttot thoro - n
prohibition in national banks against
lending money to farmers ? Such is
tine case and if it be done the charter
is forfeited. Is this not discrimina-
ten? The internal-reyenue hw-wGy
should a special tax be laid upon
your tobacco and your fruits The
State government is but little better
than tie national. The farmers have
lahored here for appropriations, but
without success. A sufficient sum Is
appropriated to pay chemist, two in
srectors. and Colonel Harrison, and
that is all. You have no one to ana
u re your fertilizers. A sand hill has
been dug away in Baltimore, begged,
and sold to the farmers Tor fertilizer.
Are these not grievances How Is
PROPER legislation to be gotten BY
organizing. by this you can have
bat You want. If not, You can have
the GovCrnn ent Mt your feet by produ-
eng only enough for yourselves and
opCruors. Al other professions
aie organized, even the boot-blAcks
end music-men. vet the farmers remain
tehting in the dark and being con-
sanity whipped, Virginia could be
made one of the firstagncuitural States
% the Union and when the farmers
organized and worked together proper
legislation would be obtained and peace
ard prosperity will peryade this land.
Some are in the habit OF asking why it
Is that Colonel Beverley goes around
making these speeches does he not
want something? / tell you, people
OF Caroline, there is no Office in the
gift of tine people that | would have.
Tie honor Of being president OF the
Farmers Assembly is my reward. For
forty years have followed this work.
the same that my fathers followed be-
fore me-and the last words That have
to say to you are organize aud protect
your interests.
The institute extended Colonel Bev-
erley vote OF thanks for the address.
Some specimens of Japan clover
were examined and its advantages dis.
cussed; after which the institute adj